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Nov. 29, 2021

Milton Hershey School to Host Poverty Talks Livestream Conversations

Childhood poverty is a national crisis in the United States. That was one reason why, in 1909, Milton and Catherine Hershey decided to create a home and school for orphaned boys....

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Nov. 10, 2021

Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning Breaks Ground on its First Cost-Free Early Childhood Resource Center in Derry Township

Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning (CHS) held a groundbreaking ceremony for CHS Hershey, the first of its Early Childhood Resource Centers (ECRC) in Pennsylvania. The planned two-story, 50,827-square-foot building...

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Nov. 8, 2021

Milton Hershey School Launches Its Virtual Founders Hall Visitors Center

More than 50 years ago, Milton Hershey School dedicated an iconic building on campus, Founders Hall, to our founders, Milton and Catherine Hershey. Inside this stately monument lives the Founders...

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Sept. 16, 2021

Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning Announces Harrisburg Location for its Second Cost-Free Early Childhood Resource Center

Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning (CHS) has announced that it plans to build its second Early Childhood Resource Center (ECRC) in the Midtown neighborhood of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, at the...

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Sept. 10, 2021

CBS21 Reports on How Milton Hershey School Teaches Students About 9/11

Featuring Dr. Jamie Kinsley, MHS Social Studies Teacher In remembrance of September 11, 2001, CBS21 interviewed Milton Hershey School social studies teacher Dr. Jamie Kinsley and her students about the...

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Aug. 18, 2021

Summer Success: FOX43 Chronicles the Milton Hershey School Spartan Internship Program

Featuring MHS seniors Ally Barrows and Jaison Nieves In 2021, learning continued well into the summer for Milton Hershey School students Ally Barrows and Jaison Nieves. As Spartan interns, the...

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Aug. 12, 2021

Good Housekeeping Magazine Highlights Milton Hershey School Teachers as “Heroes in Our Lives”

Featuring Kelly Nickels and Jason Moffitt, MHS teachers During the COVID-19 pandemic, educators have again proven they are an essential part of children’s lives. That is certainly the case for...

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July 14, 2021

Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning Names Senate Alexander, Esq., as First-Ever Executive Director

Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning (CHS) today announced early childhood education (ECE) expert, Senate Alexander, Esq., as its first Executive Director. With more than 15 years of leadership experience...

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July 6, 2021

Publications Across Pennsylvania and New York Commemorate Catherine Hershey’s Birthday

Featuring Pete Gurt, Milton Hershey School President While many central Pennsylvanians know Catherine Hershey as the wife of Milton Hershey and a founder of Milton Hershey School, few know just...

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July 6, 2021

A Life of Giving: Celebrating Catherine Hershey’s 150th Birthday

By Pete Gurt ’85, Milton Hershey School President There are many important dates in the history of Milton Hershey School, but one of these noteworthy occasions happened decades before the...

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